Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in 'rebound' case, doctor says

White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden "has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well."

Biden improves 'significantly' after getting BA.5 COVID variant

Officials emphasized that Biden's symptoms are mild because he received four vaccine doses and started taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid after becoming infected.

Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick tests positive for COVID-19

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is experiencing only mild symptoms and isolating at home, says his campaign.

CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults

Health officials say U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax.

Dallas County raises COVID-19 threat level to orange

The rising number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations has prompted Dallas County to raise its threat level.

North Texas considered a hot spot for COVID-19 BA.5 subvariant by CDC

The CDC says Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties now have a high amount of COVID spreading after a relative lull in this pandemic. UT Southwestern's projections this week show if nobody changes their behavior, hospitalizations in Dallas County could rival the delta wave from last year.

COVID Variant Myths: Debunking misconceptions about new coronavirus variants such as "BA.5" or "Ninja"

America may want the coronavirus pandemic to be over, but new numbers show the infection is far from done with us, thanks in part to new variants BA.5, otherwise known as "ninja" variant. But, what exactly do we know about them?

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: FDA authorizes new shot for adults

Novavax makes a more traditional type of shot than the three other COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the U.S. -- and one that’s already available in Europe and multiple other countries.

Can you catch COVID-19 again? Doctor warns omicron BA.5 subvariant escapes immunity

A top COVID researcher says he's worried about the COVID-19 BA.5 subvariant. Doctors say it's highly transmissible and responsible for several breakthrough cases. Pharmaceutical companies are working to develop variant-specific vaccines that may be more effective.

White House updates response plan for infectious COVID variants; pushes boosters

“If you’re over 50 and you haven’t gotten the shot this year, you should go get a shot," said White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha. "It’s going to save your life.”

North Texas hospitals seeing increase in COVID-19 cases among children

One North Texas hospital said the rate of kids testing positive has more than doubled, and it appears the rollout of new vaccines to kids 5 and under isn't really taking off.

COVID-19 omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 could be ‘worst’ so far, doctors say

Subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are more transmissible, and early evidence shows both are capable of evading immune responses from previous infection as well as current COVID-19 vaccines.

Dallas and Tarrant counties raise COVID-19 risk levels

With the number of new COVID-19 cases in North Texas increasing, both Dallas and Tarrant counties have raised their COVID-19 risk levels. North Texas hospitals are also on alert.